SCOTTISH HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION
💤Zombieactive
SC192759 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1999-01-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-05-10➖BUSZA, Agnieszka Stefania resignedsecretary
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-08-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-07-04➕NICHOLLS, Katherine appointeddirector
- 2018-07-04➖GUY, Andrew Graham resigneddirector
- 2017-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-22➕BUSZA, Agnieszka Stefania appointedsecretary
- 2015-07-15➖WATSON - GRECH, Jacqueline Sarah resignedsecretary
- 2014-12-31➖PARKER, Alan Charles resigneddirector
- 2014-02-27➕WATSON - GRECH, Jacqueline Sarah appointedsecretary
- 2013-12-20➖CHIN, Michael Toong San resignedsecretary
- 2009-04-29➖CATESBY, William Peter resigneddirector
- 2009-04-29➕GUY, Andrew Graham appointeddirector
- 2006-02-01➕CHIN, Michael Toong San appointedsecretary
- 2006-02-01➖HEGARTY, William Anthony resignedsecretary
- 1999-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs SCOTTISH HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION
- 1999-01-22➕HEGARTY, William Anthony appointedsecretary
- 1999-01-22➕CATESBY, William Peter appointeddirector
- 1999-01-22➕PARKER, Alan Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Active · Other · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
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| WOOD TRADE LLP→ SO303218 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| WOODBERRY CORPORATION LP→ SL018562 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| WOODBERRY IG LP→ SL016385 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| WOODWORK CAPITAL LP→ SL014176 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| WOOLLY GOOD LLP→ SO307826 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| WOOME LP→ SL014353 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| WREN DS LP→ SL020922 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| WREN GP LLP→ SO305356 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| WREN HOUSE INFRASTRUCTURE SLP 3 LP→ SL037309 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| WREN HOUSE INFRASTRUCTURE SLP LP→ SL034899 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| WREN HOUSE INFRASTRUCTURE SLP NEXUS GP LLP→ SO308294 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WREN HOUSE INFRASTRUCTURE SLP NEXUS LP→ SL037851 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1999-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Registered office
8 Duddingston Park South
Edinburgh
EH15 3PA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)
NICHOLLS, Katherine→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUSZA, Agnieszka Stefania→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-07-22 · resigned 2019-05-10
CHIN, Michael Toong San→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2013-12-20
HEGARTY, William Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-01-22 · resigned 2006-02-01
WATSON - GRECH, Jacqueline Sarah→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-02-27 · resigned 2015-07-15
CATESBY, William Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1999-01-22 · resigned 2009-04-29
GUY, Andrew Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2009-04-29 · resigned 2018-07-04
PARKER, Alan Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1999-01-22 · resigned 2014-12-31
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Recent filings (76 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-12